Answered Can an EMTB be laid down on its side in a car without damaging the peddle / crank / motor?

[Beekeeper]

If all the weight is on one pedal would this bend anything and damage the bike?

 

[33red]

When i pee i put it on a tree or on the ground. It all depends if the road is nice no issue. If you are banging your head boucing maybe not a good idea. We fall and pedal away so they are built tough. You can allways put a folded carbon box or an old carpet/blanket folded to absorb a bit.

 

[EnjOy!]

I have my bike for about a month now and put it in the car on it's side quite a bit already. I only had 1 problem so far, one of my brakes is not that responsive anymore after being in the car for 17 hours.

 

[wepn]

Probably best to remove the pedal on the opposite side of the derailleur and lay it down on that side, preferably on a thick rubber mat

 

[Doomanic]

I always lay my bike down on its side in the back of the car, mech on top. Been doing this for 18 months with no noticeable ill effects.

 

[Flatslide]

I can't imagine there would be enough side-loading to damage any of the crank related components by lying the bike that way. These parts are designed for quite a stressful life.
I transport my RM Altitude in the car this way, but it does use a standard bottom bracket.
If your bike uses a Bosch/Brose,Yamaha etc then I would think those units would handle 20kg of side load without breaking a sweat.

 

[wepn]

I can't imagine there would be enough side-loading to damage any of the crank related components by lying the bike that way. These parts are designed for quite a stressful life.
I transport my RM Altitude in the car this way, but it does use a standard bottom bracket.
If your bike uses a Bosch/Brose,Yamaha etc then I would think those units would handle 20kg of side load without breaking a sweat.

You obviously don't have the tourist attraction potholes we have. BTW I remove the pedal to protect my car as much as my bike.

 

[Mcharza]

A short answer...Yes you can

 

[Paul Mac]

No problem, I load in 2 ebikes, one on top of the other in an estate car and have had no issues, been doing this for 2 years

 

[Donnie797]

The side-forces applied to the crank arms and bottom bracket while agressively riding a bike are much more than the bike weight if you just lay your bike on the side. If something would suffer damage from that, it wouldn't be safe to shred that thing down a mountain

 

[Donnie797]

You obviously don't have the tourist attraction potholes we have. BTW I remove the pedal to protect my car as much as my bike.

Whow, those are the nicest potholes i've ever seen! But i better not try that in germany... there's surely an EU law against drawing on public roads